Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc.
Decided February 28, 1955. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 406 · 348 U.S. 336 (1955) · Cited 287 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 7
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Sherman Minton
- Tom C. Clark
Concurring · 1
- Stanley Forman Reed · filed a concurring opinion
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki · 328 U.S. 85 (1946)
- The Osceola · 189 U.S. 158 (1903)
- The Silvia · 171 U.S. 462 (1898)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. · 386 U.S. 724 (1967)
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc. · 362 U.S. 539 (1960)
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp. · 400 U.S. 494 (1971)
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser · 358 U.S. 423 (1959)
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp. · 373 U.S. 206 (1963)
- Morales v. City of Galveston · 370 U.S. 165 (1962)
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